Re-Add App Catalog Icon to Windows Modern Desktop in SOTI MobiControl 2025

Remove and re-add App Catalog icon on Windows Modern's Desktop. Steps are provided for both, depending on the use case.

SOTI MobiControl

Windows Modern

In MobiControl 2025, the App Catalog icon is automatically added to the Windows Modern desktop. However, some administrators prefer not to display the App Catalog icon on the desktop.

This can be achieved using either of the following methods:

1. Manually
2. Using the PowerShell script

To Remove

I. Manual method:

1. Go to the Desktop
2. Right-click on the App Catalog icon
3. Delete

II. Script method:

Run the following PowerShell script to delete AppCatalog shortcut icons from the device.

Delete from Desktop:

# Delete App Catalog shortcut icon from desktop

$commonDesktopPath = [Environment]::GetFolderPath("CommonDesktopDirectory")
$desktopShortcut = Join-Path $commonDesktopPath "App Catalog.lnk"

if (Test-Path $desktopShortcut) {
    Remove-Item $desktopShortcut -Force
    Write-Host "Deleted shortcut icon from '$desktopShortcut'"
} else {
    Write-Host "Shortcut '$desktopShortcut' not found!"
} 

Delete from Start Menu:

# Delete App Catalog shortcut icon from start menu

$startMenuPath = [Environment]::GetFolderPath("CommonPrograms")
$startMenuShortcut = Join-Path $startMenuPath "App Catalog.lnk"

if (Test-Path $startMenuShortcut) {
    Remove-Item $startMenuShortcut -Force
    Write-Host "Deleted shortcut icon from '$startMenuShortcut'"
} else {
    Write-Host "Shortcut '$startMenuShortcut' not found!"
} 

To Re-Add

Manual method to re-add the App Catalog back to the Desktop:

1. Go to C:\Program (x86)\SOTI\MobiControl\App Catalog
2. Right-click on the App Catalog.exe
3. Select Send To > Desktop (Create shortcut)